Oaking Nuetrals.

[Adam78k]

Did a search and bother came up do you think this is a bad idea of a sugar wash just fasting like wood in the end? Thanks everyone.

[Dnderhead]

why? did you ever see or have oaked vodka?

[Braz]

Wood flavored vodka? I think I'd take a pass.

[Bayou-Ruler]

Did a search and bother came up do you think this is a bad idea of a sugar wash just fasting like wood in the end? Thanks everyone.

well i oaked some and all who drank it said that it tasted like Seagram 7 but better

[NcHooch]

My very first run ever was a UJSSM that came out of my old Bok at 95% (not perfectly neutral, but pretty close).... 6 months on oak turned it into a very nice sippin whiskey .

[junkyard dawg]

And the consensus is that you should try it and see how you like it...

Truly neutral (sp)... Is not the best thing to put wood in, IMHO.

But, if you can make a sugar wash with some grain flavor too... Then yer on to something...

[Fastill]

I remember reading somewhere that a spoonfull of oak shavings could smooth out a neutral, if you are having problems making a smooth neutral.
I know it was on here somewhere.....

[Bushman]

I remember reading somewhere that a spoonfull of oak shavings could smooth out a neutral, if you are having problems making a smooth neutral.
I know it was on here somewhere.....

Other things will also smooth out a neutral, Glycerine, vanilla bean...

The dots means my brain went dead

[Barney Fife]

Canadian Rye Whiskey is distilled at very high ABV, almost neutral, and it is said that most of the flavor comes from the use of used bourbon barrels for its aging. I'd definitely give oaking a neutral or near-neutral a try. Since I am not a fan of Canadian whiskeys, and find neutrals harder to make than true whiskey(and as such, I save any good neutrals i do rarely make for special occasions, like cleaning out a 1/2" deep cut in my right arm last year.........), I can't offer any direct experience.

Isn't Seagram 7 a Canadian whiskey?

[astronomical]

I oaked a couple liters of neutral all bran. I used half a box of cereal in 6 gallons of wash. Stripping run followed by spirit run. The neutral tasted very much like vodka. The oaked version is suprisingly similar to my oaked UJSM. Seems like a whole lot more of the flavor comes from the oak than I had presumed.

[Prairiepiss]

I oaked a couple liters of neutral all bran. I used half a box of cereal in 6 gallons of wash. Stripping run followed by spirit run. The neutral tasted very much like vodka. The oaked version is suprisingly similar to my oaked UJSM. Seems like a whole lot more of the flavor comes from the oak than I had presumed.

What ABV did you pull it off at on your spirit run? All bran make a nice wheaty faux whiskey. At least I think so.

[astronomical]

What ABV did you pull it off at on your spirit run? All bran make a nice wheaty faux whiskey. At least I think so.

A legitimate +95% with barely any flavor. I was making it for mascerations and I had a bit to play with. Oaked it at 65%. I wasn't using much bran flakes either. It definitely didnt taste like a whiskey before it went on oak.

I should also add that i had 12G of low wines. The parameters were just for reference to amount of bran used. It was a nice sized run with well defined cuts and strict blending.

[Glock19Fan]

Most rum distillers age their white/clear rum in barrels before charcoal filtering and bottling.

If you have a good filter setup, I would go for it! There would be minimal flavor, and your spirit would be much smoother.

Or if you want to keep it oaked, you would have something similar to bacardi.

[Slow & Steady]

This is a thing that has always perplexed me.

If I put my all grain white dog whiskey into a barrel, the grain and vanila flavors are enhanced and I get whiskey. If I put my distilled rum into that same barrel the floral rummy notes are developed and I get Rum. If I put a fruit distilate into that Barrel the fruity quality is inhanced and I get Brandy...

My question is;

How do it Know?

S&S

[Barney Fife]

The barrel knows........